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The Board reviewed a Memorandum of May 26, 1998: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator D ION HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. Keating, AIC Community Developme t D' or FROM: — Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director DATE: May 26, 1998 SUBJECT: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ORDER (D.0) AND DRI APPROVAL FOR THE HORIZON OUTLET CENTER It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 2, 1998. On March 24, 1994, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted site plan approval for the Horizon Outlet Center located in the southwest quadrant of the I-95/S.R. 60 interchange. Subsequently, the existing outlet center was developed, consisting of 333,089 square feet of retail building area on 44.11 acres. That amount of development was determined by the State not to constitute a development of regional impact (DRI). Therefore, no DRI review was required for the existing development. In December 1996, the developer filed an application for development approval (ADA) with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council for an expansion of the outlet center to double the existing development intensity and expand the total project acreage to 182.82 acres. The proposed expansion exceeds the DRI threshold, and requires DRI review and approval of the total project (existing plus proposed development). In January 1997, the developer entered into a predevelopment agreement (PDA) with the state and county, allowing preliminary development of 39.53 acres for golf course and related improvements (driving range, chipping practice area, temporary clubhouse, Permanent maintenance facility, parking areas, and roadways) prior to approval of the DRI application. At that time, the county granted the developer special exception use and conceptual site plan approval for a 9 -hole golf course that includes the PDA area plus additional acreage, all of which is within the area encompassed by the DRI application. To date, the PDA site has been cleared but the approved site plan has not been released for actual construction. If and when DRI approval is granted, such approval and any associated D.O. conditions will supercede the PDA. On February 20, 1998, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, pursuant to its required DRI review fimction, considered the proposed DRI project application. The Regional Planning Council recommended that the county approve with conditions the DRI request and corresponding development order (D.O.). State DRI rules require that the Board of County Commissioners consider the request and D.O. at a public hearing. Such a public hearing before the Board was originally scheduled for May 26, 1998, but was re -advertised and postponed to the June 2, 1998 meeting at the applicant's request. Under county LDR requirements, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the request and voted 7-0 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the development order with conditions (see attachment #8). ANALYSIS• The existing and proposed development is depicted on a master development conceptual plan that is part of the DRI application. That plan shows the following: JUNE 291998 -42- }'� r, , 11 F�,vr